Is your holiday home style roof to rafter lights? Inflatables? Animated figures? Color coordinated theme or a mishmash of years of holiday d?cor collecting?

The second annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest is underway in West Covina. Sponsored by the Castucci Foundation and the city of West Covina, the contest includes homes within the city. Deadline to have decorations and lights up is Dec. 13.

Applications are available online at www.westcovina.org or you can pick one up at Cameron Community Center, 1305 E. Cameron Ave.

For more information, call 626-939-8430 and you can even get an application emailed.

Application fee is $5, and due by Dec. 1.

Best of all, a bus tour to see the homes is available and the tour is free. (No holiday Grinches here!) Call 626-939-8430 to reserve a spot.

Judging will be held starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14. All participants will get a lawn sign honoring their participation.

So bring out those Christmas boxes and get into the holiday spirit. I can’t wait to see what a West Covina Christmas will be like this year.

GOOD BOOK

Azusa Pacific University (APU) is planning a slew of activities and events for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. Check out events and exhibits on campus through Nov. 21, “Creation and Illumination,” at www.apu.edu or call 626-815-5263.

A Family Community Day is set from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at APU’s Kresge Plaza on the West Campus, 701 E. Foothill Blvd.

The day includes special activities for children and parents, such as crafts, period characters, concerts and more in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

For more information, call 626-815-5263.

REUNION TIME

The Jose Abad Santos High School Alumni Association-USA, headed by Ramon Ramos, invites former students to its Class of 1962 golden jubilee festivities in Manila, Philippines on Jan. 11-13.

The Program and Invitation Committee of this reunion, headed by Gloria Buenaventura-Cruz is expecting a good turnout of batch mates from the U.S. and Canada.

The reunion includes a Thanksgiving Mass, lunch, trips and a dinner dance.

For more information, call Manny Enriquez by Nov. 30 at 562-926-6194 or 562-547-8984.

LIBRARY EVENT

Enjoy an afternoon of comedy, fun and absolutely amazing balloon-twisting entertaining at the Buster Balloon Show from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the West Covina Library, 1601 West Covina Parkway, West Covina.

The bookmark contest winners will also be honored at this event.

For more information, call 626-962-3541.

Columnist Anissa V. Rivera can be reached at 626-301-1461 or by email at anivriv@yahoo.com or write to her care of the Highlanders, 1210 N. Azusa Canyon Road, West Covina, CA 91790.

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